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Much has been talked in the press not long ago about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses alive. But can the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to go to the bingo halls in place of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban across United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Numbers have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Surely they have not abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the web could never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.